With the H1N1 flu epidemic sweeping across the country and through dressing rooms, each Toronto sports franchise has had to make tough decisions on how to handle the situation. The NHL’s Toronto Maple Leafs have reportedly followed in the footsteps of the Calgary Flames and jumped the queue to have some of their players and staff [...] Continue Reading

The Battle of the QEW will begin anew Friday, as the Buffalo Sabres host the Toronto Maple Leafs in the Northeast Division rivals first meeting of the season. The Sabres (7-1-1) enter the contest as one of the NHL’s hottest teams, having won three straight and sit first in the Northeast Division. “We’re happy,” goalie Ryan Miller [...] Continue Reading

The Toronto Marlies may be without their leading scorer, but will welcome back a pair of goalies when they play host to Adirondack and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Friday and Sunday respectively. The Toronto Maple Leafs recalled Jiri Tlusty from the Marlies (3-3-1-1) and reassigned forward Viktor Stalberg and goalie Joey MacDonald after netminder Vesa Toskala was reactivated from [...] Continue Reading

The Toronto Marlies will take to the ice Saturday night at 7 p.m. to face the Grand Rapids Griffins at Van Andel Arena. This will be the second of six meetings between the clubs this season. In their first encounter, the Marlies (3-3-1) edged out the Griffins 3-2 in a tightly-played contest at Ricoh Colisuem on Oct. [...] Continue Reading

An early-season test awaits the Toronto Marlies this weekend when they play a pair of games against the Rochester Americans. The Marlies (2-1) and Americans (2-1-1) will play a home-and-home series on Friday and Saturday, the latter taking place Saturday at 3 p.m. at Ricoh Coliseum. Left-winger Jiri Tlusty leads the Marlies with four points and 11 [...] Continue Reading

Andre Deveaux scored the game winner with 36 seconds to go in the Toronto Marlies 3-2 victory over the Grand Rapids Griffins on Saturday afternoon at Ricoh Coliseum. Jiri Tlusty and Juraj Mikus also scored for Toronto (2-0), while former Marlie Jeremy Williams and Doug Janik replied for Grand Rapids (1-1). Tlusty also had an assist on [...] Continue Reading

Coming off their home-opening shootout victory over the Hamilton Bulldogs, the Toronto Marlies (1-0-0) will look to make it two in a row this Saturday as they welcome the Grand Rapids Griffins (1-0-0) at the Ricoh Coliseum. James Reimer will likely start in between the pipes for the Marlies after starting goalie Joey MacDonald was recalled [...] Continue Reading

The Toronto Marlies got off a plane yesterday from Scotland where on Sunday they lost 1-0 to the Hamilton Bulldogs in the Gardiner Cup final.   This four-team tournament, running from Sept. 24-27, was hosted by the Edinburgh Capitals, the lone Scottish team in the United Kingdom’s Ice Hockey Elite League.   It was named after goaltender Charles ‘Chuck’ Gardiner, [...] Continue Reading

Cody McCormick capped off a three-goal second period as the Buffalo Sabres defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 on Wednesday night at the HSBC Arena. The physical forward, who came over from Colorado in the off-season, picked up a loose puck in front of the Toronto goal and stuffed it under Joey MacDonald’s left pad. That goal [...] Continue Reading